sunshine chronicles
stories about all things hello sunshine
AN EMPTY CUP
They say you can’t pour from an empty cup and I’ll be honest, my cup has been bone dry and crumbling for a while. With everything going on the world right now, things feel heavier than ever…
1st MARKET OF 2022
YIKES! I have my first market of the year next weekend! Am I excited? HELL YES 🤩 Am I ready? FUCK NO 😅…
10min Portraits are back!
IT’S TIME! ☀️🎨🚌 My books are OPEN and you can impress someone much as handsome Griz here (😂) with their very own 10min Portrait 🐾
YAY! Shops fully open TONIGHT ☀️
I had planned to re-open everything at the end of the month but with it blowing a hoolie out there I figured everyone could use a bit of extra sunshine and cheer right now so IT’S HAPPENING TODAY ☀️🤩
Feeling Lucky? ☀️
Guess who’s back?! The Sunshine Boxes - YAY! But they’ve been pimped, super-sized and levelled up to MEGA SUNSHINE BOXES! Because, let’s face it, who doesn’t want more Sunshine, especially during the 2845 days of January!
hello 2022
Oh! Hey 2022 👋🏻 I’m a little late saying it over here but Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely time welcoming 2022, however you chose to spend it.
hello PLAN B and Flash Sale
The Sunshine Shop is reopen THIS WEEKEND for 48 hours only, allowing you to have one final chance to buy some Sunshine ☀️ Treat yourself to a sweary jumper and enjoy up to 50% off festive jewellery and pins!
⚠️ SHOPS CLOSING MONDAY ⚠️
I’m shutting my shops on Monday 13th December 🎄 So, if you want some Sunshine goodies (what’s left of them!) make sure you get your orders in this week/weekend... pretty please 🤗
LAST CHANCE for 10min Portraits this year!
ROLL UP! ROLL UP! For the final time in 2021 the 10min Sunshine Portraits are going live! I can't believe we've reached this point in the year already (despite this also feeling like the longest year ever!) BUT here we are and my 10min Portrait books are opening at 7pm on Thursday 2nd December…
BEEP BEEP 🚌 LAST ORDER INFO!
The little Sunshine Van is back with some very important dates for you! If you want some Sunshine in time for Christmas PLEASE make sure you get your orders in by the dates below…
BLACK CAT CLUB!
Did you know that most of the pieces I design and make have a little story behind them?
I thought it might be fun to share some of them with you all. Although they aren’t quite bedtime story material, hopefully you’ll enjoy a little insight into some of the Sunshine you see pop up on t’interwebs!
One Month Sober-ish Update
Well, 30 days have passed since I made my little pledge to try and kick the booze for a month and whilst I can’t say I’ve been 100% sober this month I’m well chuffed…
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Ever wanted to know the history behind the infamous Christmas jumper design? Well look no further!
SOBER Jo CHALLENGE
6 months ago I took part in Sober March to raise money for MacMillan and to see if I could change some of my habits around boozing at home 🏠 Although I was beyond chuffed with…
Sunshine And The Gang
Anyone who knows me will know that Sunflowers are my most favourite. They are, in my opinion, the cheeriest flower of them all and a regular at Sunshine Towers. So it was a no-brainer to design and make something to celebrate my love for them.
10 minute custom watercolour portraits
One of my all time favourite things to create in my business is my 10 minute portraits. After you lovely lot fill my inbox with your wonderful faces, I gather my reference images, a brew and my paints, hop into Buddy the Sunshine van and get going!
It's Gin O'Clock!
It’s no secret around here that I have a taste for Gin and it’s many variations so it will be no surprise to you lovely lot that I’m expanding the collection….
SOBER MARCH
At the start of March I set myself a personal challenge of giving up booze for the month and hoped to raise some cash-money along the way 💰 At the time I thought "YIKES!” …
Sharing Sunshine.
It’s been a while since I’ve shared any Sunshine around here! Here are some of my latest portrait commissions, from fluffy dogs to bricks & mortar!